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Donald Trump will avoid tens of thousands of protesters when he makes his first visit to the UK as American president by only spending a few hours in London.
A bill aiming to protect mental health patients from excessive restraint took a leap forward in the House of Commons today, despite fears it could once again be talked out by Conservative MPs.
Theresa May has slapped down Gavin Williamson after he said he would accept an amnesty for IRA terrorists if former British troops are freed from the threat of prosecution.
Boris Johnson and David Cameron have branded Theresa May's latest plan to break the Cabinet deadlock on Brexit as "the worst of all worlds", it has been claimed.
A top Labour MP has launched a bid to force festivals and nightclubs to provide drug testing facilities following a spate of drug-related deaths.
Philip Hammond has dismissed calls to rethink business rates to help Britain's ailing high streets, saying he will instead consider other ways to relieve the tax burden on UK firms.
Jewish leaders have joined a chorus of anger against the Labour party after it refused to accept the internationally-agreed definition of anti-Semitism.
Labour has put together a mock hamper including a "sticking plaster" and "packet of fudge" for ministers to take to Chequers today as they attempt to reach agreement on Brexit.
A 20ft inflatable depicting Donald Trump as a baby is set to fly over London during the US President’s visit to the UK next week.
Theresa May is facing a full-scale revolt by Brexit-backing ministers as the Cabinet meets at Chequers to finally sign off the Government's aproach to quitting the EU.
A fresh Tory Brexit row has broken out after a leaked paper suggested Theresa May's customs plan could stop Britain from sealing a post-Brexit trade deal with the United States.
A group of top Tory MPs have urged Theresa May to heed the warnings of businesses ahead of a critical Brexit meeting of the Cabinet tomorrow.
Theresa May has insisted Salisbury is “very much open for business” after two people ended up in a critical condition following the second nerve agent incident in the town.
Jewish Labour MP Luciana Berger has warned that the party's new guidelines on anti-Semitism risk giving abusers "a get out of jail free card".
Home Secretary Sajid Javid will today chair a meeting of the Government’s Cobra committee on the investigation into a new Novichok poisoning case.
Britain's bus firms could be made to offer live updates on their services under new rules being considered by the Government.
David Davis has warned Theresa May that her latest Brexit plan is unworkable in a bid to avert a furious Cabinet clash, it has been reported.
Jaguar Land Rover has warned that 40,000 jobs could be at risk over Brexit uncertainty.
The Brexit department is more reliant on graduate staff than any other major government ministry, PoliticsHome can reveal.
Labour has effectively ruled out calling for a referendum on the final Brexit deal Theresa May strikes with the EU.
A Conservative minister has broken ranks with Theresa May to declare that crashing out of the EU without a Brexit deal would be "completely disastrous" for business.
Workers across Britain should be given a day off work if England win the World Cup, Jeremy Corbyn has said.
Esther McVey has issued a humiliating apology to MPs today after being accused of making "incorrect" claims about Universal Credit by the Government's own spending watchdog.
Culture Secretary Matt Hancock has denied that big tech firms like Facebook and Google are too big to regulate ahead of a planned government clampdown.
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Esther McVey has been accused of making "incorrect" claims about her department's flagship welfare shake-up by the Government's own spending watchdog.
SNP MPs have been accused of taking part in “pathetic theatrics” after forcing votes during England's World Cup match last night.
The Electoral Commission is expected to find that the official campaign to take Britain out of the EU broke rules around election spending.
UK ministers have said they will pay up to £5m on policing costs should Donald Trump visit Scotland to play golf.
Michael Gove will today spell out how Britain plans to "take back control" of its waters after leaving the European Union.
Theresa May is heading for a fresh Cabinet showdown after Brexiteers condemned her plan to break the deadlock over Britain's future customs relationship with the EU.
Jeremy Corbyn has insisted Labour is “back as the political voice of the working class”.
Unite has left open the possibility of calling for a second referendum on Brexit - potentially piling pressure on Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn.
Sajid Javid today paved the way for a law change that could allow the use of cannabis products for medicinal purposes.
An MP who was suspended by Labour over offensive comments he made about women is set to be readmitted to the party after being given a formal warning about his behaviour.
The Conservatives have stretched their lead over Labour despite weeks of damaging public splits over Brexit.